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Waterfall illusion – how does movement influence the way we see stationary scenes?
Greta Vilidaite
The Waterfall illusion is commonly perceived after film credits in the cinema, as the consistent downwards motion creates a later illusion that static objects are drifting upwards, or more recently in ‘psychedelic’ videos on YouTube. But why is it so important for understanding human vision?
The psychology of video gamers
Professor Alex Wade
Over 700 million people play online video games. These complex games make us solve puzzles, interact with other players, gather resources, plan strategies and weigh up rewards. They are a psychologist's dream.
I will discuss some of our research on massive online games. I will show how simple items like user names can tell us about the way people behave within games, how these behaviours relate to real-world personality and how we might apply our research to clinical and forensic psychology.
I will discuss some of our research on massive online games. I will show how simple items like user names can tell us about the way people behave within games, how these behaviours relate to real-world personality and how we might apply our research to clinical and forensic psychology.
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